While in many parts of the world the word flapjack refers to a type of pancake, in the UK and Ireland, flapjacks are simple four-ingredient oat bars, great for lunch boxes or an after school snack. They can be jazzed up with all sorts of additions, such as dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, toffee bits… Just don’t count the calories 😉

While they are usually made with golden syrup, I got a tin of treacle for Christmas all wrapped up under the tree (thanks Nuala!) and used some for an amazingly deep toffee flavour in these scrumptious treats.